Lola’s P.o.v The power of our deal rippled through the air, sending a chilling wave over my body. The wave rippled and cracked, as though it were made of ice. Instead of passing over me, it delved into my skin and sunk deep into my bones.  

While I was desperate to succ*mb to the darkness, I would have to try again tomorrow night.  For the second time, I stood outside my body and looked down at mine and Alpha Asher's sleeping forms. A scowl was etched onto my sleeping face, as though I were having a nightmare.  

After our individual conversations with Tyler and Brittany, Alpha Asher cancelled training for the day. As we emerged from the basement, Luna Freya stood in the living room, eyeing us warily.  "I trust my daughter isn't being tortured down there." Luna Freya grimaced, scowling at the basement door.  

Lola's P.o.v Eating dinner with my family brought back some normalcy into my life, but I couldn't ignore the empty chair where my Mom used to sit.  

The blood that coated my stomach and hands was warm in comparison to the shadow's ice coated words. Maya recoiled at their price; her hackles raised as an earsplitting growl reverberated throughout my mind. Breyona was still crouched over Giovanni, her eyes burning madly as she watched the shadows pulse around my body. They had asked the unthinkable, and Breyona had agreed bl